Chapter 37

Chapter 37 – Chapter 5: Entry #4

Since Chris was responsible for the work with the lizardmen, In-gong was given his first period of free time since entering this world .

‘I should use this opportunity to train harder . ’

There was nothing for In-gong to do right now, so he just had to become stronger .

In-gong had a fairly realistic personality .

He didn’t know if he had entered a game world or a world similar to a game . So, what was important?

The reason why he entered this world? Survey the people in this world? Explore the world similar to playing a game?

It was all wrong . The most important thing was to survive .

If he died, then everything else would be for nothing . He couldn’t do anything unless he lived .

Fortunately, In-gong’s method for survival was pretty simple:

Become strong .

The strong wouldn’t die easily . If he got stronger, his position would be reinforced . There was a lot of work he had to do .

In-gong had built up tremendous merits in the battle against the Red Lightning tribe . Due to the merits, In-gong would be able to put his hand on more strength .

There were different means to become strong and In-gong wanted to be stronger than everyone else .

‘I need to make a plan . ’

Until now, he had become stronger in a fairly random manner . He learnt many things but he didn’t feel like an all-rounder .

'The basic things are Aura and Beast Authority . ’

In-gong confirmed his course . It was due to the S rank Divine Beast Authority but also Earth Quaker . An S rank martial art and S rank hand weapon meeting each other was almost like destiny .

‘My hidden card is Telekinesis . ’

Although Telekinesis was still weak, he had a clear image of how to use it . Instead of directly attacking the enemy, he was going to use Telekinesis for other purposes .

‘Unfortunately, magic will have to become secondary . ’

Among the skills learnt, magic was the most numerous . The problem was that they were all level one .

‘Even having many low level spells is enough to become a magician . ’

He would just have a little bit of recovery magic and secondary magic . The magic could be sometimes used to strike the enemy .

That should be enough . Even though In-gong was a protagonist, it was better to concentrate on a few abilities in the early stages .

‘There is Earth Quaker . ’

In-gong looked around and after confirming there was no one in the tent, he activated the inventory . Earth Quaker was at the top of the inventory that contained dozens of objects .

‘Does it have a built-in ability?’

With S rank armour and weapons, special things were often built into them .

The mighty sword that Locke used had a built-in ‘Warrior’s Field’ that bombarded a wide range with Aura . When he played Zephyr, he liked picking Dragon Slayer and Dying Sleep which had ‘Dragon Strike’ and ‘Curse of Death’ built-in .

He had never found Earth Quaker in Knight Saga, so he didn’t know what type of special weapon it was . However, there was a possibility it would have a built-in technology .

‘Controlling the special skill . . . Earth Quaker can overcome a completely different level or ability . ’

In-gong nodded quietly and closed his inventory window . He would have started practicing straight away but he had one more thing to think about .

‘Returning to the Demon King’s Palace . ’

The fight against the Red Lightning tribe was, in a way, simple . He just had to fight the Red Lightning tribe . It was a simple battle without any compromises .

However, the Demon King’s Palace was different .

‘There are three factions in the Demon King’s Castle . ’

In-gong placed a cup of water, a dagger and a kettle on the table .

The cup of water represented the eldest son of the Demon King, 1st Prince Baikal Ragnaros .

The dagger was the second and worst prince, 2nd Prince Zephyr Ragnaros .

The kettle was the 4th Princess Anastasia Nekrion .

Baikal and Zephyr were brothers but they each led different factions . In a historical drama, it would be a fight between the elder son, with a legitimate claim, and the powerful second son . However, it had been somewhat different in Knight Saga .

The order of birth had been meaningless in the war to become the Demon King’s successor . It was a structure where a pile of accomplishments were built and those who were more capable would stand at the top .

Baikal and Zephyr had been equally capable . While they received the support of their mother’s family, they had been proud that they had been able to stand alone above the other princes and princesses .

Dragon blood – they were draconians that inherited the blood of a great dragon species .

They had been the strongest among the families of the five queens .

‘Of the two, I prefer Baikal . ’

To distinguish between the two of them, Baikal was a dove and Zephyr was a hawk . Since he was the oldest son, Baikal had treated the other children of the Demon King as siblings rather than enemies . When he played Zephyr, the warm Baikal would host the tea parties that other children of the Demon King participated in .

Baikal had been relatively safe until Year 516 when the lycanthrope subjugation occurred . After that day, Zephyr’s nature was exposed and the relationship between the brothers became the worst . Baikal had picked up his sword and maintained a moderate stance .

'He would have been great if only the draconians weren’t enemies with the gandharva . ’

One of the reasons why Shutra’s clan, the gandharva, was small was due to the clash with the draconians .

The gandharva had been reduced by more than half, thus making them mortal enemies .

‘I have to keep my distance from Zephyr . ’

There was nothing good about getting close to him . Of the three factions, Zephyr had the second largest but that only lasted until the Day of Massacre . None of the Demon King’s children under Zephyr survived .

‘Anastasia . . . I don’t know . Would it be better to just keep a distance?’

The 4th Princess Anastasia Nekrion .

Her mother, the 2nd Queen Titania Nekrion was queen of the nighthags . (Nighthags/nightmares: a collective word for creatures that appear in dreams e . g . incubus and succubus)

Among the three major human desires, the nighthags were extremely involved in sexual desire while sleeping .

A gifted seductress – Anastasia was talented in enslavement and had many devoted servants under her . He wasn’t sure when, but at some point in Knight Saga, Silvan and Felicia had joined her faction .

‘If I manage to take Felicia and Silvan . . . there might be some friction . ’

No, perhaps she would try to take In-gong from Chris .

‘I have to maintain my spirit . ’

She was a succubus; an innate seducer and enslaver . He wondered if he could hold out if she decided to seriously acquire him .

‘Next are the Demon King’s bastard children . ’

In addition to the five queens, there were more than 10 concubines . Although Wang Geon of the Goryeo Dynasty had used this system to control his enemies, the concubines of the Demon King differed by species .

There were roughly 20 of them . Unlike the legitimate children of the Demon King, they didn’t deserve to be called the successor of the Demon King . Therefore, they usually played support or management roles under the children of the Demon King .

The faces and names of the bastards In-gong encountered while playing Zephyr came to his head . There were those who truly adored Zephyr and those who In-gong liked . Yet, he had to get rid of all of them . It was a forced event, so In-gong had to curse every time he played it .

The dryad druid, Daphne .

The blood vampire knight, Silas .

The high elf archer, Selene .

‘Let’s see if I can gain as many of them as possible . ’

Of course, he was currently Shutra, so he needed to accumulate more achievements to acquire them .

‘Anyway, this visit will be a scouting mission . ’

In fact, he was apprehensive about what type of situation Shutra would be in . He didn’t have any information about Shutra’s situation in the Demon King’s Palace .

He didn’t know if there were any servants or maids in his home . No, was there even anyone to take care of Shutra?

‘This is like my debut in the Demon King’s Palace . ’

He had quite a few merits, so his treatment would obviously improve . Additionally, perhaps the children of the Demon King and their followers would start paying attention to Shutra .

‘It’s okay, I’m not alone . ’

He had Caitlin and Chris as strong allies and Felicia was likely to help him .

‘Okay, then shall I start training?’

In-gong cleared away the troublesome thoughts and took a deep breath . He started to earnestly train in Beast Authority .

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The next morning .

Felicia headed to the ruins with some dark elves, stating that she would investigate a little bit before leaving . Meanwhile, Chris headed to the swamp for negotiations with the lizardmen .

Due to this, only In-gong, Vandal and Caitlin remained at the base .

Caitlin came to In-gong’s tent early in the morning .

"Today, I will start the special training . Are you ready?”

Unlike her normal appearance, she was wearing really thick clothes .

"I am ready . ”

As In-gong replied confidently, Carack leaned towards Caitlin and said,

"Please do something . He does something else at night . It is his growing period, so I am worried about him not sleeping enough . ”

He was more like In-gong’s nanny than his knight . ‘Doing something else at night . ’ He didn’t know what he would say if Caitlin misunderstood .

However, there was no need to worry . Caitlin stared at In-gong before nodding toward Carack .

“Don’t worry . Starting from today, I will make sure he gets a good night’s sleep . ”

Her expression said that she would force him if she had to .

Caitlin's words weren’t a lie . The training wasn’t a joke and she made sure that In-gong didn’t train separately at night .

And on the 11th day of Caitlin’s training:

[The level of Beast Authority has risen . ]

[The level of Aura has risen . ]

Beast Authority and Aura had both become level five .

The moment that In-gong heard those words, Caitlin looked at him differently . She looked In-gong up and down and said .

“You learn really fast . This is . . . ”

Caitlin, with a slightly clouded expression, looked around before whispering in In-gong’s ears,

"Should I introduce you to Divine Beast Authority?”

The fact that In-gong was learning Divine Beast Authority was a secret .

In-gong’s expression brightened as he exclaimed,

"Really?"

"Yes, I think it would be good to introduce you to Divine Beast Authority now . I am honestly really surprised . This is the first time I’ve seen someone learn so quickly . ”

Although In-gong’s Aura level was too low to enter Divine Beast Authority, he had the minimum requirements necessary for the training course .

‘Hehe, the protagonist body . ’

Of course, it was also thanks to investing some skill points in Aura . Otherwise, In-gong wouldn’t have qualified so quickly even with Protagonist Body .

Caitlin looked around again and said,

"Divine Beast Authority is an evolutionary version of Beast Authority . Now, I will teach you a new aura management method . ”

Caitlin said in a sitting posture with In-gong and extended both hands forward . This had already happened a few times, so In-gong grabbed Caitlin’s hands naturally .

“I’ll start . ”

Caitlin closed her eyes and a dark blue aura formed around her hands . The white aura produced from In-gong’s body started to circulate along with Caitlin’s aura .

At first, it seemed like Beast Authority .

However, In-gong could feel the difference in the depth .

Aura .

It was life force . Once it reached the ultimate state, it became the power of the soul .

In-gong had yet to reach the end of Aura . However, he roughly knew what the power of the soul was:

Conquest .

The brute power of subjugation .

It allowed him to feel a little piece of it . It was the first time In-gong felt true aura since beginning aura training .

One minute, two minutes, maybe a few hours or days – he didn’t know how much time passed .

As time flew passed, In-gong awakened naturally .

He could see Caitlin sitting in the darkness with her eyes closed .

[You have learnt Divine Beast Authority Lv1 . ]

[The level of Beast Authority has risen . ]

[The level of Aura has risen . ]

His understanding of aura itself had risen; he had crossed a wall .

And the last one . . .

Crossing the wall was an achievement .

[Your level has risen . ]

A white light surrounded In-gong’s body .